Combination stool, chair, and table



Oct. 9, 1928. 1,687,128

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INVENTOR Patented Oct. 9, 1928.

' CIS CADW ALADER HALL, OF NEW.YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION STOOL, CHAIR, AND TABLE.

Application filed November 11, 1924. Serial No. 749,182.

The object of my invention is to provide a combination article of furniture, having certain elements, 1nclud1ng a column ratchet raised seat or'table, enabling its use as a stool, chair and table. This is-eflected principally by a centrally placed telescopic tube column, containing ratchet mechanism, permitting a seat or table to be adjusted to various heights on or above a stool body, to which the chair seat or'table is attached and supported by the above mentioned telescopic tube column in a simple, strongv and durable manner. f I

In the accompanying drawing there is shown, for purposes of illustrating the in vention, one of the many possible embodiments of the same, it being understood that the drawing is to be consideredas illustrating the invention rather than limiting it.

In these drawings: Fig. 1 is a sectional view through a vertically adjustable stool, table, or the like, and Fig. 2 is a sectional .view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1,

looking in the direction of the arrows.

As shown in the drawings, the top of the device is shown at 1, and it is here provided with a pair of leaves 2- and 3, hinged at i and 4, so that the leaves may be swung out to the dotted line position indicated. Such leaves are of course moreparticularly intended for use in a structure, suitable for a table. They would not be' necessary in a stool. I

A four-legged spider 5 is attached to the under side of the top 1, sons to securely support the same. The central part 6, of this spider, is shaped so as to carry a tube 7 which extends vertically downward from. the table, the parts being secured together in any convenient manner. adapted to telescope inside an outer tube 8, so that the parts may be adjusted relative to one another. These parts may be made square as indicated, so that there is no tendency for one part to rotate relative to another.

The legs of the stool or table may be conveniently made out of suitable lengths of strap material. As here shown, two opposite legs 9 and 9 are made out of a strap by suitably bending it so that the central portion 11 is adapted to receive the lower end of the tubular member 8 and so that the in termediate portions 12 form a pair of feet for the table. The upper ends of the legs This tube 7 is .I claim is:

9 and 9' are riveted or otherwise fastened to the upper endof'the tubular member 8. similar strap 10 is placed at right angles to the strap 9, so as to provide anotherpair of legs, and a rivet or screw 11 may be used lower end of the column 8. r

A horizontal lever 14 is pivotally mounted at 15 on the lower side of the top of the table or stool, and the inner end 16, is carried through a slot 6 in the central part of the spider and on into the insideof the tube 7, where it is connected with a link 18. This link'is connected to a bell-crank 19, pivoted at 20 to the tube 17, and theother end 21 of the bell-crank, cooperates with a plunger or dog 22, tolguide it in a hole 23 in the side wall-of the tube 7. A spring 24, attached at 25 to the tube 7, is provided to force the plunger outwardly. The adjacent wall of the tube 8, is provided with a number of holes 8 adapted to cooperate with the plunger 22. r

The table may be raised or lowered in an obvious'manner, as it is only necessary to raise the lever 14, which acts to disengage the plunger from the hole in the stationary base of the device. The top may then be raised or lowered to thedesired height, and the lever released so that the plunger may again be forced into one of the holes in an obvious manner. y

It is obvious that the invention may be embodied in many forms and constructions, and I'wish it to be understood thatthe particular form shown is but a few of the many forms. Various modifications and changes being possible, I do not limit myself in any way with respect thereto.

Having thus described my invention what An article of furniture comprising a supporting top, inner and outer telescopic tubes of square cross-section, the inner tube being secured to said supporting top, the outer telescopic member having resilient supporting legs comprising straps secured at their er;- tremities to opposite walls of said outer tube and the central portion of each strap being formed with a socket portion within which the lower end of the outer tube is clasped.

.to attach the two legs together and to the Signed at New-York city in the county of New Yorktnd State of New York this the 3rd day ofNovember, A. D. 1924. 

